Display device and method for making the same



April 19, 1938. s. DOREE 2,114,337

DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME Filed April 15, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 WW I @W INVE O SILVIA' REE ATTORNEY April 19, 1938. 5 DOREE 2,114,337

DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME Filed April 15, 1936 2.Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR .SILVIA DOREE ATTORN EY Patented Apr. 19, 1938 2,114,337

UNITED STATES PATNT creme DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAK- ING THE SAME Silvia Dore, New York, N. Y. Application April 15, 1936, Serial No. 74,414

17 Claims. (01. 40-126) This invention relates to display devices and g. 1 is a p sp tiv v w of a ua t r imumethods of making the same. It is particularly lating piece; directed to displays simulating shoe models or Fig. 1515 a cross-sectional view taken on line other articles of various design. l l5 of Fig. 14; 5 An object of this invention is to provide an arti- 16 S a S e eleVatiOnal Vi w O the p, 5

cle of the character described which shall be inquarter and sole simulating parts applied to the expensive in construction, attractive in appearow last;

ance and simple to fashion, and yet be practical 17 s a b t m plan view of the device to illustrate novel designs of shoes and the like shown in Fig. 16; and articles. g. 18 is a side elevational view of a display 10 Another object of this invention is to provide a device embody g the invention, with parts broken highly improved process and easily worked mediw y and in cross-section.

um for making shoe models in a large variety of Referring now in detail to the drawings, and designs to produce attractive effects and effectiveparticularly 3 13 thereof, 0 desi a e a ly show what the finished shoe will look like. display dev ce embodying e nvention. The 15 Other objects of this invention will in part be m comprises a hollow last H, a vamp simulatobvious and in part hereinafter pointed out. ing portion 92 and a quarter Simulating Portion h invention accordingly i t i th feal3 on the last ll, and an outer sole simulating tures of construction, combinations of elements p t on E5 on the underside of the device. Said zo and arrangement of parts which will be exempli- Outer o portion has an Opening "5 thr u h fied in the construction hereinafter described and which -S p 57 having base 3. The of which the scope of application will be indipp d of Said D y Contact a p o of cated in the following claims. the hollow last. The peg supports the display Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the device in the position it would be supported by method of making a multi-ply sheet, the medium lihe heel Of a Shoeemployed in the process involving the invention; Said p y device is preferably d i the Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of a wood last f l w n m n A p a t of s p mp sed on which the hollow last, the outer sole and other sh ts B f crepe pap a p s d t t r y a shoe part simulating portions are made; Wet h y suitable number f he s may Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a sheet of the be Used depending p the Strength d si ed in 30 multi-ply material used in making the hollow the final sheet; The grain should run in the same last, the vamp, quarter and other parts of the direction in all the Sheets After pa in tobody of the shoe display, and the sole; gather, the sheets are pressed lightly to form a Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of a wood shoe Single -p y e t 2 Such a sheet, in varilast with the hollow last thereon; ous colors, is used to make the hollow last I I, the 35 Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the device shown in p and quarter Simulating portions l3 a Fig 4; outer sole portion l5.

Fig. 6 is a bottom plan View of the device shown The method of forming the hollow last Will be in Fig. 4; first described A sheet 2! isplaced over a wood Fig. 7 is a side elevational view of the finished Shoe last 22 w the grain running and down 40 hollow last removed from the Wood last; at an inclination While said sheet is still wet, and

Fig. 8 is a Side elevatmnall View illustrating the stretched or fashioned over the Wood last to take method of making the sole simmatmg member the shape thereof. The sheet is pulled around the bottom of the last inwardly from op osite for my improved display, p Fig. 9 is a bottom plan view of the structure of sldes and tacked thereto as by tacks The 45 Fig 8; hollow last II formed on the wood. last is preferably split at the top 26, rear 21 and bottom 28, i' 10 1s Pottom plan of the sole the edges of the sheet 2| being cut, rolled inwardly 1am}g m and overlapped at the split. The meeting edges 5 11 15 a perspectlvff Vlew g? of Wasted are not attached together, except by the tacks 24 r p i p 00rd Used In making p ping for my at the bottom. The multi-ply sheet 2| will stretch, di pl y de when still wet, in a direction transverse to the Fig. 12 1s a perspective view of a piece of piping; grain, and may be readily fashioned with the fin- Fig. 13 is a perspective view of a vamp simulatgers or by tools to take the desired shape of the ,ing piece; wood last or other object on which the paper is 55- worked. After the hollow last II has dried, the tacks 24 are removed and said last is opened at the split rear sufiiciently to permit removal of the wood last. The hollow last is then closed to assume its original shape, and the overlapping meeting edges at the split pasted together to provide the finished hollow last.

The method of making the outer sole simulating portion l will now be described. A sheet of paper 2! while still wet is placed over the bottom or sole of the shoe last, as shown in Fig. 8, with the grain running longitudinally, and stretched thereon and tacked to the sides of the last, all around above the sole, as by tacks 39. The stretched sheet is then allowed to dry and out along the dot dash line of Fig. 9 to form the finished outer sole l5.

The vamp and quarter simulating portions [2 and H are then formed by fashioning sheets of wet multi-ply paper 2| around front and rear parts of. a wood last, respectively, with the grain running transversely to the direction of stretching. As shown in Figs. 13 and 14, the grain of the vamp portion is longitudinal or inclined, whereas the quarter which is stretched around the rear of the wood last, has the grain up and down. In making these vamp and quarter portions, the paper is also stretched around the bottom of the shoe last and tacked thereto. Said portions after being fashioned on the last are trimmed or cut to the desired outline depending on the design of the shoe which the display device is to simulate.

Piping 3| may be applied to the vamp and quarter portions along the edges. The piping may be made by twisting a piece of crepe paper into a cord as shown at 32 in Fig. 11 and folding longitudinally over said-cord, a ribbon of crepe paper, the folded portions 33 being pasted together, as shown in Fig. 12. The folded and pasted together edges may then be glued to the inner surface of the edges 34 of. the vamp or quarter portions.

Any suitable ornamentation may be placed on the vamp or quarter portions, made of crepe paper or other material to represent bows or other design elements of a shoe. Strips of multiply crepe paper, representing straps, may be threaded to a buckle or clasp, thus giving the appearance of a real shoe and showing up the design of the shoe in a practical and effective manner.

Although the drawings show the upper of. the display device as being composed of a vamp and quarter portion, it will be understood that there may be provided any number of shoe upper simulating portions made of crepe paper and fashioned on different parts ofv a wood shoe last and cut to the desired configuration to give the shape and outline of a part of a finished shoe. The shoe upper simulating parts are preferably not attached together on the wood last, so that they may be removed after being shaped and dried.

After the vamp and quarter portions (or other body portions, if any) are made and dried, thesame are removed and placed on the hollow last i l in the same relative positions, as they were on the wood last. Said body portions are pasted to the hollow last to stay thereon.

The outer sole is then pasted to the underside of the hollow last after the portions [2, I3 are placed thereon.

The opening I6 is then formed in the outer sole and the peg I! pushed through. Since the display device is very light, the friction between the peg and edge of the opening will be sufficient to support the device. However, the peg may be of sufficient length to contact the inner surface of. the hollow last, as shown in Fig. 18.

A heel of crepe paper formed by shaping moist multi-ply crepe paper around a shoe heel may be pasted to the outer sole to provide a hollow heel support therefor and thus replace the peg ll.

If desired, the hollow last may be omitted and the parts I2, l3 or other body parts assembled with an outer sole and an inner sole. The inner sole is made substantially like the outer sole. The inner edges I21; and I3a of the sole and quarter portions would be pasted between said inner and outer soles to make a shoe display device wherein the inside would be substantially exposed as well as the outside.

Although my invention has been illustrated as a shoe display device, it will be understood that designs of other articles, such as ladies hand bags, may be carried out in accordance with my improved process and through the medium of the multi-ply crepe paper.

Furthermore, cellophane coated with a cement which renders it stretchable may be used for my purpose either in single sheets or superimposed sheets adhered together forming a multiply sheet capable of shaping and stretching for the purpose of making display devices such as described above.

Other stretchable sheet material which can be shaped or fashioned on a form may be substituted for crepe paper.

The shoe simulating portions furthermore may be coated with shellac, lacquer, or varnish to give the glossy appearance of patent leather.

It will now be understood that the shoe simulating device may be easily and cheaply made and will give an accurate idea of what the finished shoe will look like.

My improved process renders it unnecessary to construct uppers of leather while producing substantially the same results from the view point of styling shoe designs.

When the model is completed and a pattern has to be made from the same model for the purpose of making an actual shoe, the parts l2, l3 can be removed from the hollow last and put in water. This will make them fiat to permit cutting or drawing around them to obtain the outline of the pattern which may be used for cutting the leather, cloth or other material used in making the actual shoe.

The wet part may then be put back on the hollow last and permitted to dry and harden in its originalshape.

A binding edge may be used instead of or in addition to the piping 3|. The binding edge comprises an elongated folded strip of the multiply paper or other sheet material folded over an edge of the shoe upper simulating part and adhered thereto by paste or in any other suitable manner.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device and method in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A process of the character described consisting in pasting together with a wet paste, a plurality of superimposed sheets of crepe paper, with the grain running in the same direction to forma multi-ply sheet and shaping said sheet while wet, on the surface of a form object, whereby said sheet assumes the shape of said surface and then permitting said shaped sheet to dry.

2. A process of the character described consisting in pasting together with wet paste, a plurality of superimposed sheets of crepe paper, with the grain running in the same direction to form a multi-ply sheet, shaping said sheet while wet, on the surface of a firm object, whereby said sheet assumes the shape of said surface, cutting said shaped sheet to a desired outline, and permitting said shaped sheet todry.

3. A process of the character described consisting in pasting together a plurality of superimposed sheets of crepe paper, with the grain running in the same direction to form a multiply sheet, shaping said sheet on the surface of a firm object, whereby said sheet assumes the shape of said surface, cutting said shaped sheet to a desired outline, and attaching a piping to the edge of said shaped and cut sheet.

4. A display device comprising a hollow last made of crepe paper, preshaped members simulating parts of a shoe upper and made of crepe paper on said hollow last, and an outer sole simulating member attached to the underside of said device.

5. A display device comprising a hollow last made of crepe paper, preshaped members simulating parts of a shoe upper and made of crepe paper on said hollow last, an outer sole simulating member attached to the underside of said device, and means for supporting said device with the heel portion thereof in a lifted position.

6. A display device comprising a hollow last made of crepe paper, preshaped members simulating parts of a shoe upper and made of crepe paper on said hollow last, an outer sole simulating member attached to the underside of said device, and means for supporting said device with the heel portion thereof in a lifted position, said means comprising a peg piercing said sole simulating member.

'7. A process of the character described consisting in forming a hollow last of crepe paper by shaping said paper while wet around a shoe last, then removing said hollow last from said shoe last; stretching a sheet of crepe paper around the underside of a shoe last and cutting out a portion thereof to simulate the outer sole of a shoe; forming members simulating portions of a shoe upper by fashioning wet crepe paper on different portions of a shoe last and cutting to the desired outline; removing said shoe upper simulating portions from said shoe last and placing the same on said hollow last, and then adhering said outer sole simulating member to the underside of said shoe upper simulating portions.

8. A process of the character described consisting in forming members simulating portions of a shoe upper by fashioning wet pieces of sheet material having the outlines of said portions on different parts of a shoe last, removing said shoe upper simulating members from said shoe last and placing the same on a hollow last in the same relative positions as on said shoe last, and

adhering said shoe upper simulating members to said hollow last in said relative positions.

9. A process of making a hollow last consisting in fashioning and stretching a sheet of crepe paper around a wood shoe last while the crepe paper is wet and forming the fashioned paper with a split, permitting the paper to dry, and then opening up the fashioned paper at the split and removing the wood last and then gluingv together the split edges of the fashioned.

paper.

10. A display device comprising a hollow last, and a plurality of members simulating different parts of a shoe upper, on said last, and being made of creped material and each having the outline and contour of a portion of a shoe upper.

11. A process of the character described consisting in forming a plurality of multi-p'ly sheets of creped paper each by pasting together with a wet paste, a plurality of superimposed sheets of creped paper, all having the grain running in the same direction, then fashioning said multiply sheets on different adjacent parts of the surface of a firm object to assume the shapes of said parts of said surface, allowing said shaped sheets to dry, so that said shaped sheets may maintain their shapes, then removing said shaped sheets and placing the same in similar relative positions on another object having a surface similar to said parts of said first surface.

12. A display device comprising a hollow supporting member made of crepe paper, and a plurality of preformed members of different shapes, made of crepe paper, assembled together on said supporting member and collectively having the shape of said supporting member, and each covering a different part of said supporting member, to form a composite design.

13. A process of the character described consisting in pasting together a plurality of superimposed sheets of crepe paper, with the grain running in the same direction to form a multi-ply sheet, shaping said sheet on the surface of a firm object, whereby said sheet assumes the shape of said surface, and cutting said shaped sheet to a desired outline, permitting said shaped and cut sheet to dry so that the same may retain its shape, then moistening said dried sheet and flattening out, whereby the same may be used for cutting a pattern for a shoe part.

14. A process of the character described consisting in shaping while wet, a fiat sheet which is stretchable while wet, on a surface so that said sheet assumes the shape of said surface, and drying said shaped sheet to retain its shape, then again Wetting said shaped sheet and flattening the same out on another sheet and obtaining the outline of the flattened sheet on said second sheet to provide a pattern.

15. A display device comprising a hollow last, and a plurality of members simulating different parts of a shoe upper, on said last, and being made of creped material and each having the outline and contour of a portion of a shoe upper, said last being made of creped material.

16. A process of the character described consisting in forming a hollow last by shaping a wet piece of sheet material around a shoe last, then removing said hollow last from said shoe last, then forming members simulating portions of a shoe upper by fashioning wet pieces of sheet material on different parts of a shoe last, removing said shoe upper simulating members from said shoe last and placing the same on said hollow last in the same relative positions as on said shoe last, and adhering said shoe upper simulating members to said hollow last in said relative positions.

17. A process of making a hollow last consisting in fashioning and stretching a sheet of crepe paper around a wood shoe last while the crepe paper is wet and forming the fashioned paper with a split, permitting the paper to dry, and then opening up the fashioned paper at the split and removing the wood last and then attaching together the split edges of the fashioned paper,

then forming members simulating parts of a shoe upper by fashioning wet glued paper on different parts of a shoe last and cutting to the desired outline, removing said shoe upper simulating parts from said shoe last and placing the same on said hollow last in the same relative positions as on said shoe last, and adhering said shoe upper simulating parts to said hollow last in said relative positions.

SILVIA DoRE'E. 

